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Your Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - what you get, how to claim and eligibility

• Overview

  When you take time off to adopt a child or have a child through a…

• Leave

  Statutory Adoption Leave is 52 weeks. It’s made up of: 26 weeks of…

• Pay

  Statutory Adoption Pay is paid for up to 39 weeks. The weekly amount is:…

• Eligibility

  There are different eligibility rules for leave and pay. Adoption leave To…

• How to claim

  The rules are slightly different if you’re adopting from overseas or…

Employer guide to Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, proof of adoption, recover statutory pay

• Entitlement

  When an employee takes time off to adopt a child or have a child through a…

• Eligibility

  Some employees will not qualify for both leave and pay. Statutory Adoption…

• Notice period

  Notice does not have to be in writing unless you request it. Statutory…

• Proof of adoption

  Employees must give you proof of adoption to qualify for Statutory…

• Refusing pay or leave

  Statutory Adoption Leave You cannot refuse adoption leave or change the…

• Record keeping

  You must keep records for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including: proof…

• Help with statutory pay

  For financial help with statutory pay, you can: reclaim payments (usually…

Work out your Statutory Adoption Leave dates - Ordinary and Additional Adoption Leave period, notice period and earliest start date

Use form SC6 if you're an employee, are adopting a child from abroad and need to claim Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) and Leave.

You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave

Use the online form (previously form SC4) if you’re adopting a child and need to apply for Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave.

Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.

Find forms and guidance for Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave for employers and employees.

• Updated: 17 April 2015

Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.

• Updated: 22 October 2024